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American Indians Stories

The indigenous tribes of North America had a storied history long before the Europeans. Today, many Native American groups are preserving that history.


A Gathering of Nations   by Marti Attoun
The Gathering of Nations Powwow in Albuquerque, N.M., is North America’s largest powwow.
Code Talkers   by Michael Nolan
Although some 400 Navajos served in the Marine signal corps in the Pacific Theater during World War II and are perhaps best known as code talkers, American Indian military men have used their native languages since World War I.
Carving Crazy Horse images   by Paul Higbee
That’s a lot of rock, yet only a tiny step toward completing the world’s largest sculpture: the image of Crazy Horse astride a horse, cut from Thunderhead Mountain in South Dakota’s Black Hills.
The Keeper of the Post   by Alan Ross
Evelyn Jensen runs the Oljato Trading Post, an 80-year-old rustic outpost of local commerce and barter.

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